2027 Live Your Dream Awards
Applications now being accepted!
Soroptimist Raleigh: Empowering Girls & Women
Soroptimist Raleigh is a local club of Soroptimist International. Soroptimist is a global volunteer organization that provides women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment. The name, Soroptimist, means “best for women,” and that’s what the organization strives to achieve. Soroptimists are women at their best, working to help other women to be their best. Our Dream programs are at the heart of what we do.
Our Programs
Live Your Dream
This award aids women who are the primary wage earners for their families and are seeking to improve their economic status by gaining additional skills, training and education.
Live Your Dream Plus
In our “Live Your Dream Plus” program we follow up with our awardees for up to three years, mentoring them to afford ongoing support both non-financial as well as financial.
Dream It Be It
Dream It Be It targets girls in secondary school who face obstacles to their future success. It provides girls with access to professional role models, career education and the resources to live their dreams.
Real Stories
These are the real stories of recipients of the Live Your Dream Awards. We hope they will encourage you to take the steps to achieve your dreams, big or small.
Khadijah – 2022 Live Your Dream Awardee
Khadijah is currently pursuing her associate degree in nursing at Wake Technical Community College and has one more semester to go. Growing up, Khadijah lacked the resources she needed. Both parents were in the street life dealing drugs and therefore, her young life...
Shabria – 2022 Live Your Dream Awardee
Shabria is currently pursuing an associate degree in medical office administration at Wake Technical Community College studying medical coding. She is a full-time medical receptionist and single mother. Shabria understands the importance for people to receive the...
Lourdes – 2022 Live Your Dream Awardee
Lourdes is currently pursuing an associate degree in nursing at Wake Technical Community College. She works part-time while getting her education and raising her child. Lourdes has faced so many challenges trying to achieve her dreams. She migrated to the United...
News and Events
Graduation News
We're so pleased to share graduation news from two of our Live Your Dream Award recipients! 2025 LYDA recipient Orrie graduated on May 10 from the Dental Assisting program at Wake Technical Community College. Upon graduation, Orrie completed the required examinations...
2025 Live Your Dream Awards
Soroptimist International of Raleigh (SIR) members, supporters and friends gathered on Saturday, March 22 for an awards luncheon to celebrate the 2025 recipients of the Soroptimist Live Your Dream: Education & Training Awards for Women®. This year, a total of 10...
PuzzleMania VII Speed Puzzling Fundraiser Raises $12,000
We had a wonderful turnout for our 7th PuzzleMania speed puzzling fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 1. Forty teams of four raced to complete the 500-piece Route 66 puzzle, kindly donated by MasterPieces, and team Over Puzzled finished in a record time of 22 minutes and 6...